This is a story about family relationships, set in the time before and during the American Civil War. Ethan Wilkins is a poor and honest man who ministers to the human soul, while his son Jason yearns to be a doctor, helping people in the earthly realm. It is a rich story about striving for excellence, the tension of father-son rebellion, and the love of a mother that can never die.
Walter Huston | Ethan Wilkins | |
James Stewart | Jason Wilkins | |
Beulah Bondi | Mary Wilkins | |
Gene Reynolds | Jason Wilkins as a Child | |
Guy Kibbee | George Ames | |
Charles Coburn | Dr. Charles Shingle |
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